Vision

MassCUE is a community where every learner creates, contributes, and succeeds in a connected world.

Mission

Our mission is to educate, connect and inspire the educational community by:

Providing high-quality professional learning

Leveraging knowledge and expertise

Recognize innovation, excellence and courage

Advocating for strategic policies and programs

Programs & Services

Conferences

Our popular conferences focus on the collective interests of our school districts with exciting ways to enhance teaching and learning with technology and offer opportunities for professional networking and collaboration.

Grants

We offer grant funding to MassCUE members through a competitive application and review process. Grants are awarded annually to help our members develop and support further advancement in technology in education.

Scholarships

MassCUE offers scholarship opportunities to members on an annual basis through a competitive application and selection process. Our scholarships are available to support educators gain greater access and excel in their passion for technology in education.

Awards & Recognition

Advocacy

MassCUE monitors national and state legislative and technology developments and researches, develops and promotes advocacy and educational campaigns that represent and promote the interests of the membership.

William (Bill) Milot has been the Director of Education Technology for the Diocese of Fall River schools since 1994….

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William Milot

Board President 2017-2019

William (Bill) Milot has been the Director of Education Technology for the Diocese of Fall River schools since 1994. He is the President of the MassCUE Board of Directors, and an active member of the Southeast, Cape & Islands Technology Administrators (SCITA) and Southeastern Massachusetts Special Interest Groups (SEMSIG).

Formerly a Mathematics and Computer Science Teacher, Bill received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from Marquette University, his Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification from Bridgewater State College, and his Master of Science Degree in Computer Science from Boston University.

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Rayna L. Freedman

Rayna Freedman is beginning her 17th year at the Jordan/Jackson Elementary School in Mansfield, MA. She has taught grades 3-5 and is an ITS. She is working on her doctorate through Northeastern as she hopes to change the field of education some day. Rayna is a member of the MassCUE Board of Directors and has been presenting at the annual conference since 2010. She runs creativity workshops for the Reynold’s Center, is a BrainPOP certified educator, and advocate for teaching digital citizenship in the classroom. She is a member of ILA, KDP, ISTE, NSTA, MASCD, and ASCD. She was recently chosen to be a PBS Digital Innovator. She served on the DESE Digital Literacy and Computer Science Standards Panel and was the North Attleboro Chamber of Commerce Teacher of the Year in 2011. For more articles by Ms. Freedman, she is published in Early Childhood Education Today 12th and 13th edition, Building Teachers: A Constructivist Approach to Introducing Education 2nd edition, and Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education 7th edition.

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Karen McGrath

Karen has served on the MassCUE Board of Directors since 2015. Currently she serves as the Chair of Special Interest Groups Committee and also as a member of the Awards and Recognition, Development and Outreach and Executive Committees. She also co-leads the Special Interest Group for Southeast, Cape & Islands Technology Administrators.

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Jacqueline Prester

Jacqueline Prester is a business and technology teacher at Mansfield High School. She has been nationally recognized for her contributions to education in the areas of technology, financial literacy, entrepreneurship and STEM integration. Jacqueline was named as the 2015 Massachusetts Business Teacher of the Year, a 2016 finalist for the Massachusetts STEM Teacher of the Year, and a 2017 semi-finalist for the Massachusetts Teacher of the Year. In addition to serving on the Board of Directors and as the Treasurer for MassCUE, she also serves on the Board of Directors and as the Secretary for the Massachusetts Business Educators Association, and co-founded Edcamp Southeastern Massachusetts.

Board member, elected, 2016-2018, Grants Committee Chair, Special Interest Groups, and Professional Development Committee Member

Julie is currently the Director of Digital Learning at Westford Public Schools. Her focus is leading and supporting teachers…

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Julie Baudreau

Board member, elected, 2016-2018, Grants Committee Chair, Special Interest Groups, and Professional Development Committee Member

Julie is currently the Director of Digital Learning at Westford Public Schools. Her focus is leading and supporting teachers to make the shift towards blended and personalized learning.

Her presentations include Digital Story Telling, Project Based Learning, UDL, Formative Assessment, Blended Learning and Online Learning at MassCUE, Digital Aged Leadership at NELMS, Fostering Fluency in Foreign Languages with Technology at MAFLA and Study Groups at MASCD. She also teaches courses on these topics.

Julie is a member of MassCUE, iNacol, and ISTE. She was a 2014 Pathfinder award winner. She holds an MA in Instructional Technology and an MA in Educational Leadership.

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Eileen Belastock

Eileen Belastock is currently the Director for Academic Technology at Mount Greylock Regional School Disrict in Williamstown MA. As a former high school math teacher and principal, she has been involved in numerous technology initiatives such as 1:1 iPads for grade 8-12 students as well as online and blended learning environments for high schools. Eileen is both a Google Level 2 Certified Educator and a Microsoft Innovative Educator. She has presented both in and out of the district on a variety of technology integration initiatives that highlight the importance of professional development and support for both teachers and students. Eileen holds a BA in Accounting from Suffolk University and a Masters in Ed Leadership from Bridgewater State University. She has been a board member of the Math and Computer Science organization at BSC which provides math and computer science professional development to K-12 educators. More recently she is a member of the MassCue Conference Committee as well as the ISTE Mobile Learning Network Committee.

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Cathy Collins

Ms. Collins has worked as a Media Specialist/Librarian for 15 years. She is currently a library media specialist at Sharon High School, where she has worked for the past six years. She holds Masters Degrees in Education and Library Science, with additional credentials in educational leadership. She is currently completing doctoral studies at Northeastern University. Ms. Collins has published her writing in various journals including “Library Media Connection,” “NEA Today,” education-related blogs and websites including AASL’s “Knowledge Quest.” She is a 2012 Reynolds High School Journalism Institute Fellow and served as a project consultant for the E-Book, “Searchlights and Sunglasses: Journalism in the Digital Age.” She received a “Teachers for Global Classrooms” fellowship from the U.S. State Dept. in 2014 and is the recipient of AASL’s Intellectual Freedom Award (2014). She is also a Massachusetts Library System Executive Board Member and has served on the MassCUE Board as PD Chair since 2013. Most recently, she joined the ISTE STEM PLN Leadership Team as PD Chair. She was named an MSLA “Super Librarian” in 2015, and earned National Board Certification as a Library/Media Teacher in 2009. She received the HNA “Teacher of the Year” award in 2015 for excellence in teaching about China, and served on the DESE Science Ambassador Team through 2016. In her spare time, she enjoys nature walks, reading, world travel and yoga. She also enjoys co-leading a Makerspace SIG through MassCUE. She is passionate about the use of technology as a tool to connect students to the world and each other.

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Daniel Downs

Dr. Daniel Downs is currently the Digital Learning Coordinator of the North Reading Public Schools. In this capacity he oversees the facilitation of a Digital Learning model that robustly incorporates robotics, digital literacy and digital research skills across K12. Prior to the joining the MassCUE Board, Downs was a regular presenter at the MassCUE Leadership and Annual Conferences focusing on the areas

of Mobile Application Curriculum and Student Help Desk Curriculums.

Downs has held teaching and administrative roles in the areas of Art, Computer Science and Digital Learning in the Haverhill, Winchester, Andover and North Reading Public school districts. Downs has led 1:1 laptop programs and digital learning curriculum initiatives which include developing web design, mobile app development courses into the high school and college curriculums.

Following his work developing the Andover Innovation Lab that provided students with the opportunity to work on independent projects with technology, Downs has initiated a district wide implementation of innovative learning spaces in North Reading and the “Change Team” Technology Student Support Team.

Downs holds an E.D. in Instructional Design concentrated in Educational Technology from Argosy University, Master’s Degree in Education from Endicott College and a Bachelors of Fine Art from Tufts University. Downs dissertation “Student Experiences In A Project Based Learning Technology Curriculum At A Suburban High School” explores his deepest passions for engaging students learning and skill development with technology.

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Craig A. Juelis

Craig Juelis currently serves as the Principal of North Attleborough Middle School after serving as an Assistant Principal from 2009 to 2014. From 2014 to 2017, Craig served as the Principal of North Attleborough High School. Craig has also served as an Assistant Principal of the Hartnett Middle School in Blackstone from 2007 to 2009. Prior to administration, Craig taught Middle School Social Studies for nine years in Mansfield and New Jersey.

Craig has been a MassCUE member for three years, is a member of ISTE, MSSAA, ASCD, and NASSP. He is certified as a Microsoft Innovative Educator and a certified Microsoft Trainer.

Craig received his Bachelor of Arts in History and Master of the Arts in Teaching Social Studies from Union College, and his Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Educational Leadership from Bridgewater State College.

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Kim Keith

Kim is a Library/Media Specialist at the M. E. Small Elementary School in West Yarmouth. Kim received her undergraduate degree from Westfield State University and her Masters in Library and Information Studies at the University of Rhode Island. She has been in her present position for 4 years and worked in the Barnstable Public Schools for 20 years. She is a member of MSLA and AASL. She is on the Development and Outreach Committee for MassCUE.

Board member, elected, 2016-2018, Development and Outreach Committee Chair, Professional Development Committee Member

Grace Magley is the Director of Digital Learning and a Blended Learning specialist for the Natick Public Schools. Grace…

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Grace Magley

Board member, elected, 2016-2018, Development and Outreach Committee Chair, Professional Development Committee Member

Grace Magley is the Director of Digital Learning and a Blended Learning specialist for the Natick Public Schools. Grace is in her second two-year term as a MassCUE board member where she co-chairs the Fall and Spring Conference committees and chairs the Development and Outreach Committee. Grace leads the BlendinMass.org Sig group for MassCUE and is the Program manager for the MassCUE Leadership in Blended Learning program. Grace is also a board member for the TEC Connections Academy Virtual School in Walpole, MA. Grace received her METTA/COSN CTO certification in February 2016.

Jared Perrine is the Director of Innovation, Technology, and Digital Learning at the Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School. He…

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Jared Perrine

Board member, elected, 2016-2018, Communications Committee Chair

Jared Perrine is the Director of Innovation, Technology, and Digital Learning at the Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School. He is the Coordinator of the school’s Adventure Club and Innovation Lab and co-founder of RunBoston Running Tours. He is a proud board member/committee member of MassCUE and a board member of METAA (state chapter of CoSN). He also has his Massachusetts CTO certification (based on CETL) and is a 2015 MassCUE Pathfinder. Formerly a teacher, Jared has his M.Ed. from Lesley University in Instructional Technology.

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Beverly N. Reber

Beverly has served on the MassCUE Board of Directors since 1996. She started while working as Technology Integration Specialist and Computer Teacher at Marshall Simonds Middle School in Burlington. Since retiring in 2008, she has continued to support the mission of MassCUE. Currently she serves as the Chair of Bylaws, Policies and Procedures and also as a member of the Development and Outreach, and Elections Committees. In the past she has served as chair and member of several other committees.

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Kimberly Zajac

Kim Zajac, MA CCC-SLP/A is a certified speech/language pathologist and Audiologist at Norton Middle School and Norton High School. She holds specialized certification in the area of Neuro-developmental Treatment with Pediatrics. She is Co-Leader of the MassCUE SLP/Special Education SIG and is a Co-Founder of @EdCampSoutheasternMA. She has presented at MassCUE Fall Conference 2016, New England League of Middle Schools Annual Conference 2017 as well a number of Norton Public School District Professional Development events. With over 20 years experience working with individuals across a variety of settings, Kim specializes in creating programs and learning strategies to support families and students with a wide range of disabilities including the areas of communication, movement, cognition, verbal and non-verbal learning, executive function, social competence, and social-emotional regulation. She is passionate about establishing equitable access and opportunity for ALL students and supports innovative integration of educational technology as a tool in learning as well as in specialized service delivery.

Alan November is an international leader in education technology. He began his career as an oceanography teacher and dorm…

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Alan C. November

Advisor to the Board, Past President

Alan November is an international leader in education technology. He began his career as an oceanography teacher and dorm counselor at an island reform school for boys in Boston Harbor. He has been director of an alternative high school, computer coordinator, technology consultant, and university lecturer. He has helped schools, governments and industry leaders improve the quality of education through technology.

Audiences enjoy Alan’s humor and wit as he pushes the boundaries of how to improve teaching and learning. His areas of expertise include planning across curriculum, staff development, new school design, community building and leadership development. He has delivered keynotes and workshops in all fifty states, across Canada, and throughout the UK, Europe, Asia and Central America.

Alan was named one of the nation’s fifteen most influential thinkers of the decade by Tech and Learning magazine. His writing includes numerous articles and best-selling books. Alan’s most recent book “Who Owns the Learning?” is on the New York Times education best sellers list for 2013. Alan was co-founder of the Stanford Institute for Educational Leadership Through Technology and is most proud of being selected as one of the original five national Christa McAuliffe Educators.

Each summer Alan leads the Building Learning Communities summer conference with world-class presenters and educators from more than 25 countries.

Isa Kaftal Zimmerman has been Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent of Schools, High School Principal and Assistant Principal, Junior High…

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Isa Kaftal Zimmerman

Advisor to the Board, Development & Outreach Committee Member

Isa Kaftal Zimmerman has been Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent of Schools, High School Principal and Assistant Principal, Junior High School teacher and Division Director of the Technology in Education Program as well Associate Professor at Lesley University and Senior Fellow in STEM at the UMass Donahue Institute, and the UMass President’s Office. She was a pioneer in bringing technology to schools for instruction and productivity in MA and started the MASS (Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents) Technology Task Force. She has chaired/participated in several state and national committees. She was President of MASCD twice and is currently the Executive Director. Among other publications, she co-authored a book entitled “Designing and Teaching Online Courses” (Teachers College Press). She received her BA from Cornell University and her MAT and Ed. D. from Harvard University. She received a MassCUE Pathfinder Award in 1994.

Dr. Zimmerman founded IKZAdvisors, a consultancy focused on providing expertise on STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) PK through 16 for educators, the business and policy communities, students and parents.